| Date | Name | City | Province | Licensed | Victims | Deaths | Injuries | Suicide | Firearms | OIC Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Couture-Rouleau | Saint-Jean-sur-Richeliu | QC | 1 | 2 | 1 | No | No | No |
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Classification: reported
Incident Summary
The 2014 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ramming attack occurred in Quebec, Canada, when Martin Couture-Rouleau deliberately rammed a car into two Canadian Armed Forces soldiers in a shopping centre parking lot. The attack resulted in the death of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and injured another soldier. Couture-Rouleau was shot and killed by police after a chase.
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The 2014 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ramming attack occurred on October 20, 2014, in Quebec, Canada, when Martin Couture-Rouleau deliberately rammed a car into two Canadian Armed Forces soldiers in a shopping centre parking lot. The attack resulted in the death of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and injured another soldier. Couture-Rouleau, a 25-year-old convert to Islam, was shot and killed by police after a chase. The attack was characterized as a terrorist act by the federal government, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper stating that it was "clearly linked to terrorist ideology."